The Internet Archive, a digital library storing historical web pages, was struck by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks reportedly by pro-Palestinian hacker group SN_BLACKMETA. The cyberattack, which started on Tuesday, exposed data of millions of users, led to the defacing of the site and a breach of usernames, emails and passwords. The organisation is upgrading its security in response while confirming that the stored data was not corrupted.
CISOs are gaining more influence in the boardroom, and it’s about time
Recent research indicates that Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are gaining more influence in the C-suite and boardrooms due to increasing emphasis on cybersecurity within